City Has Yet to Acquire Admirals Row

Even though the public review process for the redevelopment of Admirals Row has started, The Journal reports that the city has yet to acquire the land in question from the federal government. Negotiations for the property are ongoing, and sources say that in an unusual move, the government is seeking market-rate value for the six-acre site rather than simply transferring it to the city. It’s unclear what the property might be worth: Ofer Cohen of the commercial brokerage TerraCRG tells the paper that there aren’t many recent sales to compare it to. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. plans to break ground on the site next year for a mixed-use development that will include a supermarket and, hopefully, the preservation of one or two of the 19th century buildings on the site.Navy Yard Is Lacking Land Deal [WSJ]Wheels in Motion for Admirals Row Redevelopment [Brownstoner]Photo by Barry Yanowitz

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“The government is seeking market rate.” Oh please. They should sell the whole packet to the city for $1. Even 10 years ago these buildings were salvageable — but not now, thanks to bureaucratic neglect!

“The government is seeking market rate.” Oh please. They should sell the whole packet to the city for $1. Even 10 years ago these buildings were salvageable — but not now, thanks to bureaucratic neglect!

We really have a bunch of idiots reading our blogs. In spite of numerous posts on Admirals Row, in which it has been pointed out over and over and over again that neither the City or the Navy Yard own these buildings, they continue to get blamed for their neglect.

It is positively criminal that these classic and historic buildings have been demo’d through neglect. Who knows, maybe the hurricane will be the death knell for the structures as they are smack in the middle of Zone A.